1 Kings 9:13

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מָ֚ה הֶעָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥תָּה לִּ֖י אָחִ֑י וַיִּקְרָ֤א לָהֶם֙ אֶ֣רֶץ כָּב֔וּל עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ פ

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer, what the-ʿārîm the-ʾēlleh which-nātattāh to-me, my-ʾāḥî? And wayyiqrāʾ to-them ʾereṣ kābûl until the-yôm the-zeh.

Grammar Details

*wayyōʾmer*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said
*ʿārîm*: noun, feminine plural with article - the cities
*ʾēlleh*: demonstrative adjective, plural - these
*nātattāh*: qal perfect 2ms - you gave
*ʾāḥî*: noun, masculine singular construct + 1cs suffix - my brother
*wayyiqrāʾ*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he called
*ʾereṣ*: noun, feminine singular construct - land of
*kābûl*: proper noun - Cabul
*yôm*: noun, masculine singular with article - the day
*zeh*: demonstrative adjective - this

Word Meanings

*ʾāḥî*: my brother (term of diplomatic address)
*kābûl*: Cabul (possibly wordplay on 'like nothing/worthless')
*ʿad hayyôm hazzeh*: until this day/until now/to this very day

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Referenced Verses

Josh 19:27 : 27 And turneth toward the sunrising to Bethdagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthahel toward the north side of Bethemek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,
1 Kgs 5:1-2 : 1 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David. 2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
Amos 1:9 : 9 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:

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